Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-13
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THE PRESIDENT AT CLINTON.
He Takes Part iu Centennial Exercises
NJ His Old Home.
HIS JOURNEY FROM HOLLAND PATENT 10 CLINTON
REcErrIoNs AT UTICA AND CLyyroN--rHH YREsr-
pKSr MAKES sPEEcH, TELLING STORIES ABOUT
HIS BoYHoOD.
UTICA, n. Y, July 1a-President Cleveland, with
his wife, sister, and Miss Hastings his niece. Col
Lamont and 4. Prentiss Bailey. OF Utica, came
down from Holland Patent In the special coach
'Coronet" at O'Clock this morning. They were
met by Prof. Hoyt and number OF laliies and gen.
tlemen OF the centennial committee from Clinton.
Prof. Hoyt made O brief address OF welcome, to
which the President responded ia few words
The Utica Jacks0nians 100 strong, with the 18th
U. s. infantry band, saluted tho President and his
wife with its famous cheer and Hail TO tile Chief"
Crowded trains have been running TO Clinton all
the morning. The Presidents special train started
tario and western railroad station as the train
pulled out. They cheered the President and waved
their hats as he stood uncovered and bowed his &C.
knowledgments
TIE ARRIVAL At CLINTON.
President Cleveland and party reached Clinton
about 10 am. An immense crowd was AT the
station They were escorted by the Jacksonians to
Mrs. Williams residence, where they were greeted
Dy prominent members OF the Centennial Commit
se aad ay while the
parade were chiefs, descendants OF Indians, who
gave the site OF the village to its founders Skena
band from the Onondaga reservation. Nearly all
the available space within the village limits is
crowded with spectators, and they are coming IN
on every train, and by every railway. After the
parade the President spent an hour in receiving
callers at Mrs. Williams home, and over 1900
people were presented
THE CENTENNIAL RxERcIsEs.
The exercises In the park did not commence un-
I'll nearly O'Clock. The Rev. Henry Darling. pres
sas
an address OF welcome, to which the President
responded as follows:
The Presidents Speech.
President Cleveland said: l am by no means
certain OF my standing here among those who cel-
eDrate the centennial OF Clinton's existence as q
village. My recollections Of the place reach back
here covered very brief period. But these recol-
lecti0Ds are fresh and distinct to-day, and pleas
ant. too though not entirely free from somber col
oring. II was here in the school at the
foot of College Hill that / began my
preparation for college life and enjoyed the
teachers In our school One became afterward a
judge in Chicago, and the other passed through
the legal profession to the ministry, and within
little Latin with two other boys in the class
think 1 foundered through four books OF the
Eneld: The other boys had had nice large mod
ern editions OF Virgil with big print and plenty Of
notes TO help one over hard places. Mine was a
little old-fashiOned copy, which my father used
uSioAo Nct Will III uOIcs, anu WHICH WAS only
TRANSLATED BY HARD KNOCKS.
I believe 1 have forgiven those other boys for
their persistent refusal to allow me the use OF
their notes In their books. At any rate, they do
not seem to have been overtaken by any dire
retribution, as one OF them Is now rich and pros
porous lawyer In Buffalo, and the other Is a
professor in your college and orator Of to-
days celebration. struggle with ten lines Of
Virgil, which at first made up my daily task, Is
amusing as remembered now, but with them
| am also forced TO remember that instead
being the beginning OF higher education,
c for Which the honesty longe these &C.
This suggests disappointment, which no lapse Of
time can alleviate, and deprivation have sadly
an habitual poet or not, but heard him rec1te
one poem or his own manufacture, which EN-
In the early days I can recall but two lines of
the poem, as follows:
"Paris hill next came in sight.
And there We tarried over night
and Scotland, and
GOOD KIND NE1GHBoKs
they were too-not your cross, grabbed kind, who
could not bear to see boy about. It always
seemed to me that they drove very nne horses and
for that reason / thought they must be extremely
rich. l don't know that should indulge In fur
like centennial history, but i want
to establish as wen as can my
rlRnC 10 De mere. might have spoken OF the col
lege faculty, who cast such pleasing, though 80
Der, shade Of dignity over the place and who,
with other educated and substantial citizens made
up the best or social life. I was q boy then but
Notwithstanding believe absorbed a lasting ap.
probation OF the Intelligence Of the refinement
which made this delightful home.
know that you Will bear with noe, my friends
II yield 10 the impulse which the mention OF
home creates and speak OF my own home here
and how, through the memories which cluster
about 1t, may claim a tender
RELATIONSHIP TO YOUR VILLAGE
Here IL was that our family circle entire, parents
and children, lived day after day in loving and
we met around the family altar and thanked God
that our household was unbrOken by death or sep
aratfon. We never met together in any other
home after leaving this, and death followed closely
our departure. And thus 1t Is that, as with ad-
vancing years survey the havoc death has made,
and the thoughts OF my early home become more
sacred, the remembrance of this pleasant spot so
related, Is revived and chaStened. can only add
my thanks Tor the privilege OF being with You to-
day, and wish Tor the village OF Clinton in the
OF the past"
ONLY ONE q. A. R. POST.
Only one Grand Army OF the Republic Post took
part in the procession, and that was the Clinton
Post
TO VISIT THE THOUSAND ISLES.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, July 13.-It is reported here
that President and Mrs. Cleveland will visit the
Thousand Isles on Tuesday next. The steamer St
Lawrence Will be placed at the disposal OF the
Presidential party.
Ex-senator Cameron Sails for Europe.
NEW YORK, July 13.-Gen. Simon Cameron sailed
for Europe on the steamship Britannia to-day ac-
companled by Col. Duffy, OF Marietta, and I. f.
Jerome, OF New York.